death tribble Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 (edited) In late braking news ABBA won the Eurovison Song Contest 1974 for Sweden with Waterloo. This was on 6th April 1974. Nowadays Eurovision is in May so I missed the actual date. It is the 50th anniversary which makes me feel old as I remember watching it. Randy Travis is 75 today and Rory McIlroy (golfer) is 35 Edited May 5 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 John Rhys-Davis is 80 today, Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) is 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 May 6th 1527 Spanish and German troops sack Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(1527) May 6th 1682 Louis XIV moves his court to Versailles May 6th 1757 Battle of Prague The Prussians and the Austrians clash with the Austrians retreating but the Prussians not able to follow up. This took place in the Seven Years War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_(1757) May 6th 1840 The Penny Black stamp becomes valid in Britain and Ireland May 6th 1863 The Battle of Chancellorsville ends in a Conederate victory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville May 6th 1889 The Eiffel Tower is opened to the public May 6th 1910 George V becomes king of Britain with the death of Edward VII May 6th 1915 Babe Ruth hits his first home run in baseball SY Aurora breaks free from its moorings beginning a 312 day ordeal for its crew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Aurora's_drift May 6th 1937 The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed at Lakehurst New Jersey as it tries to land. 36 people are killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster May 6th 1940 John Steinbeck wins the Pulitzer prize for The Grapes of Wrath May 6th 1945 The Prague Offensive begins the last major battle of the Eastern Front https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_offensive May 6th 1954 Roger Bannister runs the first sub 4 minute mile May 6th 1966 Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moor Murders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders May 6th 1994 The Channel Tunnel is opened by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II and French President Mitterand May 6th 2013 Amanda Berry escapes from Ariel Castro leading to his arrest and the release of two other women he had abducted and held prisoner in his home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Castro_kidnappings May 6th 2023 Coronation of King Charles II Born this day Marcellus II and Innocent X popes, Andre Massena (french marshall under Napoleon), Maximellion Robespierre, Sigmund Freud, Robert Peary, Rudolph Valentino, Stewart Granger, Orson Welles, Paul Lauterbur (Nobel laureate), Willie Mays (baseball player), Andreas Baader, Bob Seger, Alan Dale (actor), Tony Blair, Graeme Souness (footballer), Anne Parillaud, George Clooney, Dakota Kai (Wrestler) Died this day L Frank Baum (Oz books), Monty Wooley (actor), Wilfred Hyde White (British actor), Giulio Andreotti (Italian politician) and George Perez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 (edited) May 9th 1386 England and Portugal ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force May 9th 1662 The figure who later becomes Mr Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England May 9th 1671 Thomas Blood disguised as a clergyman attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London May 9th 1864 The Danish fleet defeat the combined Austrian and Prussian fleets at the Battle of the Heligoland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heligoland_(1864) May 9th 1873 Der Krach. The Vienna stock exchange crash heralds the Long Depression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1873 May 9th 1915 Second battle of Artois begins between France and Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Artois May 9th 1941 U110 is captured by the Royal Navy on board which is the latest Enigma machine which allied cryptographers use to crack coded German messages May 9th 1955 West Germany joins NATO May 9th 1980 The Norco Shootout takes place. 5 masked men hold up a bank leading to a shoot out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. 33 police and civilian cars are destroyed in the chase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norco_shootout A Liberian freighter collides with a bridge in Florida causing a 430 metre section to collapse into the water leading to 35 deaths from six cars and a Greyhound bus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Summit_Venture May 9th 1987 LOT Polish Airways flight 5055 crashes an hour after take off killing all onboard. The deadliest air crash in Polish history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOT_Polish_Airlines_Flight_5055 May 9th 2011 Accra Sports Stadium disaster. 129 fans are killed in a stampede caused by police firing tear gas in Ghana. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra_Sports_Stadium_disaster Alan Bennett is 90, Billy Joel is 75 today, Rosario Dawson and Andrew W K are 45 today Born this day John Brown (yeah that John Brown), Adam Opel (founded Opel firm), J.M. Barrie (wrote Peter Pan), Howard Carter, Sophie Scholl (German activist killed in WW2), Pancho Gonzales (tennis player), Joan Sims, Geraldine McEwan, Albert Finney, Glenda Jackson, Candice Bergen, Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode, Paul Heaton (Beautiful South), Ghostface Killah Died this day Francois Faber (first foreigner to win the Tour de France), Albert Abraham Michelson (Nobel prize laureate), Finlay Currie (actor), Ulrike Meinhoff, Aldo Moro (Italian politician), Edmond O'Brien, Tenzing Norgay, Alice Faye, Alan King, Lena Horne, Vidal Sassoon, Robert Miles (DJ), Freddie Starr (comedian), Little Richard Edited May 9 by death tribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:32 PM The man who changed everything--even if he didn't mean to--George Lucas, was born on this day eighty years ago. This is the May. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago Bill Buford is 75 today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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